Venable exercised the opt out in his contract on Friday, Tom Housenick of the Allentown Morning Call reports.

EDGE Analysis

Venable hit .205/.304/.307 with two home runs in 127 at-bats for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was not going to get an opportunity with the Phillies given his poor production in the minors. He'll try to latch on with another club looking for outfield depth.